Reap the benefits of internationally recognised experts in their field who tailor their workshops to be inclusive and experiential, in line with our approach to learning through involvement. Each year, we offer you international expertise in a range of areas that encompass or that are complementary to existential-phenomenological themes.
MAY/JUNE 2026
CHLOE PAIDOUSSIS-MITCHELL 2026
The Invisible Losses of Life: an existential exploration of living after rupture
A four-part workshop offering an existential and phenomenological exploration of invisible loss and living after rupture. Using the Four Worlds as a living framework, you will explore with Chloe the many types of invisible loss that are under-recognised and yet profoundly impactful. You will also explore ways that practitioners can both recognise and hold these experiences in the therapeutic space.
4 x evenings MAY 25 & JUNE 1, 15 & 29 2026 (change of date last session)
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JULY 2026
LESLIE ELLIS 2026
Dreams as Guides, Nightmares as Gateways
In this immersive 2 half-days, Leslie will introduce you (or re-introduce you) to Embodied Experiential (EE) Dreamwork, an approach that integrates focusing, somatic awareness, and contemporary dream science – an embodied practice that continues to unfold with repetition. This workshop has an increased focus on disturbed dreaming states, including nightmares and you’ll examine with Leslie the clinical implications of new research into their clinical implications.
2 x half-days JULY 10 & 11 2026
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PROF. EMMY VAN DEURZEN 2026
Existential Courage: a lived and relational process that we can develop and support
A 3-hour workshop in which you will explore with Emmy the nature of courage and its role in therapeutic work. Emmy will trace how courage has been understood across existential literature and how it can be mobilised in response to existential anxiety, crisis and the fundamental challenges of being human. You will consider how existential courage emerges as a lived and relational process that can be supported and developed over time.
3 hours on the evening of Friday 24 JULY 2026
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AUGUST 2026
YAQUI MARTINEZ 2026
Supervision as a Space for Shared Enquiry: an existential-phenomenological approach
In this 2 half-day highly experiential workshop, Yaqui will explore with you the many dimensions of an existential-phenomenological approach to supervision and what can happen when an authentic, open stance is taken. The supervisory focus will be on developing sensibility of the therapist’s way of being with the client, all aspects explored through a lens of genuine ‘unknowing’ humility and openness. You will be invited to bring your own case examples to use in these sessions which will include live supervision, group reflection and opportunities to practice with your peers.
2 half-days on Fri 7 & Sat 8 AUG 2026